dean e. carpenter and william l. crowell, jr. albemarle-pamlico national estuary program may 2006
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Water Quality Indicators and Monitoring Design to Support the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program: A Progress Report. Dean E. Carpenter and William L. Crowell, Jr. Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program May 2006. Water Quality Indicators & Monitoring Roadmap. Program & Region - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Water Quality Indicators and Monitoring Design to Support
the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program: A Progress
ReportDean E. Carpenter and William L. Crowell, Jr.
Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program
May 2006
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Water Quality Indicators & Monitoring Roadmap
Program & Region Science & Technical Advisory
Committee Water Quality & Hydrology
Indicators Future & Integrated Monitoring
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APNEP Programmatic & Science-Technology MissionsTo identify, restore, and protect the
significant resources of the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system.
To facilitate the effective use of science, technology, training, and information in the planning, management, and evaluation of ecosystems within the APNEP region
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Regional Ecosystem Goods
Food for humans and animals (e.g., fish, shellfish , seagrasses, livestock, grains)
Salt Minerals and oil resources Construction materials (e.g., sand,
rock, coral, lime, wood) Biodiversity (e.g., genetic stock for
biotechnology, medicinal)
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Regional Ecosystem Services
Shoreline protection (e.g., storms, erosion)
Storing and cycling nutrients Biodiversity Water quality Recreation Tourism River and marine transport
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Science & Technology Objectives Ultimate Objective: “State of the
Sounds” periodic assessments Initial Objective: APNEP has indicators in
place to track key environmental and other trends based on CCMP priorities and emerging issues, and periodically report on status and trends
Background Objective: Regional NC Pilot
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Science & Technology Resources
FY06 S&T Budget SAV Mapping Citizens Monitoring
Network STAC meetings
Leveraging Partnering
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Science & Technology Advisory Committee (STAC)
By-Laws Public & private membership 36 seats, staggered terms Executive Board No state agency
representation Operational Guidelines
Quarterly Meetings Presentations
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APNEP Indicators Progress Draft indicator framework by STAC Ad-Hoc
Committee Indicator framework and proposed
indicators from two-day STAC indicator workshop
Crosswalk with Heinz Center indicators Atlantic Slope Consortium, Atlantic Coast
Environmental Indicators Consortium, and Chesapeake Bay Indicators
EPA Indicator Development for Estuaries
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STAC Water Quality & Hydrology Indicators
Type I Pathogens Freshwater Flow Water Clarity
Type II Nutrients Groundwater Storage DO Chlorophyll-a
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STAC Water Quality & Hydrology Indicators
Type II-III Toxic Substances Metals Concentration Phytoplankton/Periphyton
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Water Quality Monitoring in APNEP Region
NC Division of Water Quality Ambient Monitoring System: Inland
Waters (~150 river/creek + ~40 lake/reservoir stations, monthly minimum)
Physical (Hydrolab or sonde): DO, water temperature, conductivity, pH, Secchi depth, salinity
Chemical-Biological (surface): metals, turbidity, solids/residue, fecal coliform
Chemical-Biological (photic zone): nutrients (N & P), chlorophyll-a, phytoplankton
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Water Quality Monitoring in APNEP Region
VA Department of Environmental Quality Ambient Watershed
106 long-term and rotational stations, bimonthly Nutrients, solids, fecal coliform, E. coli, hardness,
temperature, pH, DO, conductivity Probabilistic (ProbMon)
19 random-grid stations, sampled spring and autumn
Nutrients, fecal coliforms, E. coli, dissolved metals, sediment metals, sed organics, particle size, temperature, DO, pH, conductivity
TMDL Monitoring: 73 stations “Other”: Special Studies
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Water Quality Monitoring in APNEP Region
US Geological Survey: NC Water Quality Monitoring System:
Lower Neuse, Pamlico, Roanoke Rivers (~ 11 stations, 5-60 minutes, 4 hour upload)
Physical (Hydrolab): DO, water temperature, pH, salinity
US Geological Survey: VA Pasquotank River Basin (~2 stations 5-
60 minutes, 4 hour upload) Physical: water temperature
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Water Quality Monitoring in APNEP Region
US EPA’s National Coastal Assessment Albemarle-Pamlico Sounds (~ 23 stations, annual) Water quality index (DO, chlorophyll-a, nitrogen,
phosphorus, water clarity) Sediment quality index (including sediment
toxicity, sediment contaminants, and sediment total organic carbon [TOC])
FerryMon Pamlico Sound & Neuse River (3 ferry routes, 3
minute intervals) Surface water temperature, salinity, DO, pH,
turbidity, chlorophyll-a fluorescence (algal biomass)
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APNEP Monitoring Challenges
Survey of Contemporary Monitoring Networks Survey of Proposed Monitoring Networks (e.g,
National Water Quality Monitoring Network) Role of APNEP Citizen’s Monitoring Network Feedback from APNEP Policy Board and Citizen
Advisory Committee Integrated Monitoring Proposal